PM Modi to inaugurate India’s first All India Institute of Ayurveda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) that is aimed to bring in synergy between the traditional wisdom of Ayurveda and modern diagnostic tools and technology on October 17 that is tomorrow.AIIA, to be inaugurated on October 17, is the first medical institute under the Ministry of AYUSH to hold the coveted status of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation.The Ayurvedic Standard Treatment Guidelines developed by the ministry will also be released at the inaugural function. Nearly 1,500 participants from across the country are expected to be a part of the program.The AIIA, in the first phase, has been set up within a total campus area of 10.015 acres with a budget of Rs 157 crore.

Currently, the clinical specialties running in the hospital block are Neurological and Degenerative Disease Care Unit among others.

The Post Graduate programme (MD/MS) in Ayurveda at AIIA started from the academic session 2016-17 and the PhD courses started from the session 2017-18.–IANS